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Peer reviewedFinkenauer, Catrin; Engels, Rutger C. M. E.; Meeus, Wim – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2002
Studied the links between secrecy and psychosocial well-being and emotional autonomy among 227 younger (12-13 years) and older (16-18 years) adolescents. Results show that keeping secrets from parents is associated with physical and psychological disadvantages in adolescence. Secrecy, however, was also related to adolescents' emotional autonomy.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Development, Emotional Response, Parent Child Relationship
